• In the gospel according to John 15: 1-11 talk about the passage/parable of the vine and the branches. He said, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruits he prunes, so that it will be more fruitful.” Jesus tries to point out to the disciples how important He is to human salvation. The only way branches (people) can bear fruit is if they are fed the nutrients needed. It nutrients can be supply through the xylem and phloem which runs through the stem/vine of the tree. Jesus is the vine and without Him we will not bear fruits and according to John 15: 6 states that if we do not remain in the vine (Jesus) we will be thrown into the fire. This …show more content…
What sort of relevance does this teaching have for other worldviews?
• Although there are many worldviews and religions, most of these religions believe through faith and are obedient to whatever power they serve. It is also important to share this light (Jesus is the Son of God) with believers of other faith without been judgmental. In Matthew 5: 16 Jesus said, “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” When we remain in him and bear more fruits, we would attract hungry passersby to the
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This is a passage about the call of Matthew (a tax collector). In those days tax collectors were classified as sinners and unfaithful due to their nature of work. Therefore for Jesus to sit and dine with a bunch of tax collectors was consider taboo or blasphemous by the Pharisees. Jesus made it clear that he came to rescue the perishing, heal the sick and care for the dying. He showed in His character that He is merciful. This means that His doors are open for every single soul on earth. It does not matter your past, race, culture, educational background, and socio-economic status. For instance accepted Paul, once Saul that prosecutes Christians. He became one of the powerful apostles to spread the
ELMHURST, Ill.–South Dakota volleyball had three Coyotes named to #SummitVB All-League team and a single Coyote receive a top individual award the league announced Thursday. Senior Brittany Jessen, junior Hayley Dotseth and sophomore Anne Rasmussen earned All-League honors, while Jessen captured her third-straight Setter of the Year award.
Three identifiers, as defined by the author, that describe Jesus as social status as a man include being a Palestinian Jew, being impoverished and belonging to a minority group among the majority Roman rule. Thurman points out that Jesus would have grown up experiencing the resentment of his kinsman of the Romans and the oppression of being poor. The question is asked by the author why does Jesus differ from many others in his same setting?” The answer according to Thurman is found in what makes Jesus unique and not the same has his fellow citizens. Jesus know that it was only through up lifting the inner spirit that humankind would be triumphed not through conquering their oppressors through physical force. Jesus is interpreted as the great liberator of the oppressed spirit. Through his teachings and actions, Jesus provides the tools to overcome the great oppressors fear, deception and
“Sonny’s Blues,” which is an outstanding short story by James Baldwin, describes many obstacles in lifestyles and relationships of African-Americans in the influential time of post Harlem Renaissance and discrimination in the 1950s. In the end of the story, the nightclub setting is the most important and emotional turning point of the brotherhood between narrator and his young brother, Sonny. After many conflicts and arguments about their different ideals and lifestyles, Sonny tries to open his heart to let his brother understand him by inviting the narrator to come to his jazz music performance at a small nightclub in Greenwich Village. At this place, he meets friends of Sonny, acquaint himself with jazz music and tries to get into Sonny’s world. He carefully observes any changes of his brother on the stage. Sonny is nervous and has trouble in the beginning of the performance. However, Sonny quickly gets back on track. His music seems to touch everyone, including his brother, by its beauty and freedom. The narrator becomes proud of Sonny. Eventually, he recognizes his brother’s talent and understands that Sonny was born to be a real musician.
We are currently revising the scripture of Romans. I was assigned Romans 15: 1- 13. The whole assignment was meant for us to get a deeper understanding of this passage. Our teacher, Mr.Handle gave us 5 sources to look into to get as much information needed. The first assignment was to create an outline that would guide us through the essay. The next assignment was to copy and paste a word for word copy of our passage and a thought for thought copy and read over it and notice the difference in scripture. After we put the word for word passage into Google Drawings and picked it apart, trying to obtain as much information as we could. Right there he gave us at least 4 sources. Our last
In the Gospel of John 18-33B-37 Pilot and Jesus are having a conversation. Pilot asks Jesus if he is the King of the Jews. Jesus asks Pilot in return if he asked that question because he thought Jesus was the King of the Jews, or because he was told that. Pilot responds to Jesus and said that he was not a Jew and it was his own people who turned in. Pilot then asks Jesus what he has done to make them turn him in. Jesus answers and tells Pilot that his kingdom does not belong to the people of this world. He continues saying that if it did the people would be defending him instead of turning him in as they had done. Pilot asked Jesus for the second time if he was the King of the Jews. This time
Luke portrays Jesus in a human like perspective, as a teacher to all. Luke shows Jesus lineage is traced back to Adam and Eve; Adam and Eve were the first humans so to trace his ancestors back to them is showing how he was born to parents just like you and I. Jesus is a teacher of human ethics, on how we are intended to live our lives. Jesus was the teacher of these things, throughout Luke he tells the story of Jesus and how he traveled from town to town, city to city teaching these ethics to as many people as he could. His focus was primarily on the poor, weak and needy. Jesus was focused on his impact in society as a whole; Luke refers to Jesus as a philosopher, social critic and social reformer. Luke shows how Jesus taught “But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not,
Jesus' salvationis open to everyone, especially the oppressed, poor, despised; Jesus is the universal savior
Jesus paid the price that we could not pay for our sins to redeem us from death and being eternally separated from him. No matter our shortcomings and our stubbornness, God still chooses to work in us and through us despite ourselves. (Veith G. E., 2002) This is exemplified by God allowing us to serve and be served by people from all walks of life. I think it is to remind us of our dependence on Him. Just as we realize that we cannot make it in life without God’s help, we cannot make it in life without the people around us, the everyday ordinary people. “God, who pours out his generosity on the just and the unjust, believer and unbeliever alike, hides himself in the ordinary social functions and stations of life, even the most humble”. (Veith G. , 1999) Our service would not be possible if Christ had not done for us what we could not do for ourselves.
In this paper I will provide an overview of bipolar II disorder, a personal case history, and treatment plans using solution-focused therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy to treat a client with bipolar II diagnosis.
Jesus was teaching against an individualistic worldview and showing that everyone is to be valued the same and should be loved just as much as we love ourselves. This Christian worldview teaches us to find our value in God who is the real prime reality. Truly looking at individualism and examining what I believed about myself and the others around me taught me to look at people differently. I will admit that at times I saw other people as tools for business or just customers who come to my place of work. However, the Bible has taught me to see other people as equals to me, all made in the image of
This passage is preceded by a warning from Jesus about the Sadducees and Pharisees, and to beware of their false teachings, which is a common theme in Matthew. As usual, he rebukes them for their lack of faith and comprehension of his true mission and identity, and for their constant concern
The poor are to be special beneficiaries of his Good News” (page 154). Jesus served the poor and what others thought to be the unreachable and so should we if we are to truly serve.
Jesus teaches his followers many life lessons that gives them a good life while they have faith in God. John 15:1-11 and other passages explains to people that Jesus is the people’s lord and savior of his disciples, who in following Jesus will give them the love and hope they need by God, Jesus Father.
According to Koessler, abiding in Jesus’ Word will help us produce spiritual fruit. That fruit will be love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. The author references John 15:7-8 (NIV) where it explains that this is how our union with Christ is maintained, by the Word. If you abide in me; he had said before, and I in you; here he explains himself, and my words abide in you; for it is in the word that Christ is set before us, and offered to us. It’s apparent that finding the glory of God will create the kind of fruit that’s necessary to being a devout Christ follower. Essentially, it comes down to becoming like Jesus. Spiritual fruit will show itself in our lives as a change in our character
In this teaching, Jesus was saying that we treat one another with love and compassion as he have loved us as much as laying his life for our sake, in order for us to join him in the kingdom of God. He said that we should speak well even to those who curse and despitefully use us and abuse us because, our reward for such time is in heaven and it is God who will revenge about these things for us. He said that we should love our enemy also not only our friends because God loves us the same way and God does not discriminate from anyone, despite their falls.